Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - EDUC 901A G001

Seminar in the History of Educational Theory A (3)

Class Number: 1433

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Tue, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Corequisites:

    EDUC 901B.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The historical roots of educational thought are examined from a broad cultural perspective. Major works in disciplines such as philosophy, psychology and sociology which have had significant impact on educational theorizing will be studied. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between theory and educational practice.

COURSE DETAILS:

This double-load doctoral seminar (EDUC 901 A and B) is conceived of as a sustained inquiry into, and dialogue with, ideas, notions, theories, and practices that have animated (or, in many instances, deanimated) the history of education. For us as current educational practitioners in various locations of teaching, leading, coaching, guiding, mentoring, and administering, such inquiry is a crucial undertaking today. For, whenever social life appears in states of crisis, such as now, there arises a need to shift our conceptions of who we are and what our relationships are to the human and more-than-human lifeworlds. Hence, education becomes the site of dialogue and practice-driven experiments, as well as self-other transformation, in search of meaning, knowledge, worldviews, and moral values.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

  • Consider historically, philosophically, contemplatively and phenomenologically the modes of relational consciousness that are relevant to your professional and personal practices;
  • Understand your doctoral inquiry within the currents of ideas about living in the human and more-than-human-world;
  • Explore reflexivity through dialogic practices of self-with-other apperception.

Grading

  • A brief history of an educational idea that informs your practice. Consider some alternate versions of this idea and how they function and take form 30%
  • Class presentation based on selected course readings 20%
  • Final assignment 50%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

All the readings and other AV materials required for this course will be made available or locatable to course participants.


RECOMMENDED READING:

A list of recommended readings and AV materials will be supplied to students.


Graduate Studies Notes:

Important dates and deadlines for graduate students are found here: http://www.sfu.ca/dean-gradstudies/current/important_dates/guidelines.html. The deadline to drop a course with a 100% refund is the end of week 2. The deadline to drop with no notation on your transcript is the end of week 3.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.